Overcoming Restorative Complications with Compatible Prosthetics for Zimmer® Biomet Implants
Implant treatment is the most efficient and most long-term way to restore the esthetic and function of patients who have experienced tooth loss. As implants have evolved over time, they have become more reliable and even more affordable. Even when considering the best implant brands on the market like Hi-Tec Implants and others like Zimmer® Biomet implants, complications can occur.
Understanding the post-treatment complications, and how they can be overcome is essential to providing the best patient outcomes.
Learn how Hi-Tec prosthetics are compatible with Zimmer® Biomet implants, and how they can help you to perform restoration and complete rehabilitation at your practice.
Peri-Implantitis is a Potential Concern When Using Zimmer® Implants and Similar Implants
Whether using Zimmer® implants, Hi-Tec Implants, or any other implant on the market, peri-implantitis is a major concern that can affect any patient. Even the most successful surgeons can find that this condition develops in patients after the healing stage.
Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory reaction. It causes a loss of supporting dense and soft tissue surrounding a dental implant. Zimmer® implants, Hi-Tec Implants, and other brands can all be affected. The condition usually presents with symptoms including:
- Swollen and bleeding gums.
- Loss of implant stability.
- Exposure of the implant screw-thread.
- Identified loss of bone when taking x-ray scans.
Treatment can be offered in several ways. The condition is most often caused by an infected tooth adjacent to the implant. If this is the cause, the infection will need to be treated before proceeding with rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation involves deep cleaning around the site of the Zimmer® implants (or any similar implant) using laser therapy. Gum pockets can be cleaned with antiseptic solutions, along with antibiotics that are injected into the tissue around the implant. Patients will typically also take an antibiotic over one to two weeks (depending on the specific medication) and will be scheduled for a follow-up. The aim at this stage is to address the infection, but patients will still be left with an implant that has lost stability.
Whether tooth loss was previously treated with Zimmer® implants or any other brand, the next steps are brand-agnostic. Several solutions can be used, depending on the extent of the infection and the damage to the tissue surrounding the implant.
Note that Zimmer® implants are used for example purposes only. Peri-implantitis can occur in patients regardless of the implants used or the quality of the initial restoration procedure.
Restoring Complications from Peri-Implantitis
Several techniques are available to restore and reshape soft and dense tissue around an implant. Bone resectioning, repositioning, grafting gum tissue, or guided bone regeneration or grafting can be used. The dental implant may remain in place in some cases. Grafted tissue around the implant can cause it to reintegrate with a high level of success.
When rehabilitation is necessary to treat peri-implantitis or defects in the tissues surrounding an implant, clinicians can find a complete range of grafting and regenerative products for sale at Dental Implant Technologies.
In some cases, the implant will need to be replaced. Patients with Zimmer® Biomet implants can have an impacted implant replaced with Hi-Tec Implants. Screw-Vent™ implants from Zimmer® use an internal hex system and are compatible with the internal hex implants in the Hi-Tec Range.
- Hi-Tec Logic+ 3.5mm, 4.3mm, 5.0mm, and 6.0mm implants are compatible with Screw-Vent™ 3.3mm, 3.7mm, and 4.1mm (Green) implants and prosthetics.
- Hi-Tec Spark 3.5mm, 4.3mm, 5.0mm, and 6.0mm implants are compatible with Screw-Vent™ 3.3mm, 3.7mm, and 4.1mm (Green) implants and prosthetics
- Hi-Tec Self-Thread 3.3mm and 3.75mm implants are compatible with Screw-Vent™ 3.3mm, 3.7mm, and 4.1mm (Green) implants and prosthetics.
- Hi-Tec Self-Thread 4.2mm and 5.0mm implants are compatible with Screw-Vent™ 4.7mm (Purple) implants and prosthetics.
Internal hex Hi-Tec Implants use the same tools as Zimmer® Biomet implants (excluding bone taps), and prosthetics are interchangeable as long as the platform has been matched as per the above details. Clinicians will find affordable prosthetics at Dental Implant Technologies that can be used with existing Zimmer® implants in the patient.
All prosthetic options are available to view when following the above links. Simply select the system and implant size to see compatible attachments.
Compatible Prosthetics for Zimmer® Biomet Implants
Prosthetics for rehabilitating Zimmer® Biomet implants are extensive when shopping at Dental Implant Technologies. We supply a comprehensive range of Hi-Tec Implants prosthetics that are compatible with the Zimmer® internal hex system. Our prosthetics are reliable and affordable, helping to keep rehabilitation accessible for the countless patients who suffer from peri-implantitis or damaged prosthetics every year.
Solutions include:
- Titanium anti-rotation abutments in various sizes.
- Full anti-rotation abutments.
- Castable gold, titanium, and plastic abutments.
- Angled titanium abutments.
- CAD-CAM abutments.
- Zirconium/Titanium fused abutments.
- A range of titanium and PEEK temporary abutments for provisional prosthetics.
- Overdenture ball attachments.
- Universal unit abutments for All on Four rehabilitation.
- A complete range of analogs, impression attachments, and modular abutments.
In patients who haven’t suffered peri-implantitis but who have suffered damage to their prosthetics, having a complete range of attachments compatible with Zimmer® Biomet implants is essential. With Dental Implant Technologies, even clinicians who don’t typically stock Zimmer® products can get quick and affordable access to reliable abutments for the creation and installation of new crowns and dentures.
Temporary abutments may be necessary during the rehabilitation stage. PEEK abutments are often chosen by practitioners because they have been proven to exert less force on implants, which can be beneficial if soft or hard tissues are damaged.
This straight PEEK temporary abutment is a reliable option for single crown restorations using Zimmer® Biomet Screw-Vent™ implants, or compatible Hi-Tec Implants.
There are plenty more to see. Simply browse one of our internal hex implant systems and select the corresponding implant size to see matched abutments, accessories, and surgical instruments.
Order Supplies to Rehabilitate Zimmer® Biomet Implants
Zimmer® implants aren’t inherently unreliable, but complications can occur. Whether looking for affordable replacement implants in the form of Hi-Tec Implants, or compatible prosthetics, we stock all the implant supplies that clinicians need.
Order from Dental Implant Technologies and enjoy the best prices on prosthetics and implants compatible with Zimmer® Biomet.